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Zoom (2006)

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Reviews Counted:56

Fresh:2

Rotten:54

Average Rating:3.1/10

Consensus: Lacking the punch and good cheer of The Incredibles and Sky High, Zoom is a dull and laugh-free affair.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for brief rude humor, language and mild action

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:22-12-2006

Synopsis: Four kids (Spencer Breslin, Kate Mara, Ryan Newman and Michael Cassidy) - one big problem. They each possess a unique special power that sets them apart from everybody else their age. They also... Four kids (Spencer Breslin, Kate Mara, Ryan Newman and Michael Cassidy) - one big problem. They each possess a unique special power that sets them apart from everybody else their age. They also have something else in common - they just want to be normal. Now it's up to a down-on-his-luck former superhero once known as Captain Zoom (Tim Allen) to teach them how to harness their extraordinary talents and save the world from certain destruction! If anybody can convince him to do so. A little backstory. Many years ago, there was a colossal battle between the Team Zenith (led by the faster-than-light Captain Zoom) and their arch-nemesis, Concussion. Zoom finally destroyed Concussion, but not before his entire team was slain at the hands of Concussion's sonic blasts. As the dust settled, secret departments within the military were already disseminating an "official" story: The turbulence was caused by an earthquake. When it was discovered that Captain Zoom had sacrificed all his powers to defeat his enemy, the military no longer had any use for him, and he once again became simply Jack Shepard. After many years, the masterminds behind the old Zenith Program, General Larraby (Rip Torn) and Dr. Grant (Chevy Chase), have reunited after detecting alarming patterns of disruption from the dimensions beyond that could threaten the fabric of human life. Their only hope is to reactivate the Zenith Program. A new talent in the studies of latent supernatural abilities, Marsha Holloway (Courteney Cox), finds four youngsters with the potential to be superhero fighters. But the reluctant quartet needs someone to teach them how to save the world - and fast! - and there's only one man for the job. Jack Shepard. --© Sony Pictures [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Michael Cassidy, Rip Torn

Starring: Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Michael Cassidy, Rip Torn, Ryan Newman, Spencer Breslin, Kate Mara, Kevin Zegers

Director: Peter Hewitt

Director: Peter Hewitt
Screenwriter: Adam Rifkin, David Berenbaum
Producer: Neil A. Machlis, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd
Composer: Christophe Beck
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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The only noteworthy thing about the movie, in fact, is a sort of casual racial insensitivity.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
08/12/06
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger

When the lights come up after a mercifully short 88 minutes, you'll want to bolt for the exit. Faster than a speeding bullet.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
08/12/06
Steve Tilley
Steve Tilley
Jam! Movies

Shabbily filmed and resolutely unfunny.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/12/06
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

Cox falls down three times, Allen belches and Chase gets covered with buckets of green snot. Scenes keep ending on non-jokes like this exchange: 'No way!' 'Way!'

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/12/06
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post

Frankly, this would have been a perfect candidate for the straight-to-DVD shelf. But the young stars are appealing, and at this point in his career, Allen could carry a family film with one hand tied behind his back.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
08/12/06
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

The under-achieving Zoom resembles nothing so much as as a subpar episode of a failed Disney Channel teleseries.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/12/06
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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One of the most dismal excuses for family entertainment ever perpetrated by a major studio.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/12/06
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The director of Zoom is Peter Hewitt, who also directed Garfield. Nothing more to say about that.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
08/12/06
Stephen Williams
Stephen Williams
Newsday

A crashing, thudding dullness infects every moment of Zoom.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
08/12/06
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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It has plenty of energy and visual effects but not a single original idea in its spandex-clad head.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
08/12/06
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press

If Tim Allen really was a superhero, his name would be Blandman. His power: turn even the most innocuous kiddie movie into something nearly unwatchable.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
08/12/06
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

Allen falls somewhere in between phoning this performance in and giving it a half-hearted try. Courteney Cox approaches her role (his love interest in a lab coat) like she'd very much like to be back on Friends.

Full Review Source: San Antonio Express-News | comment Comment
08/12/06
Larry Ratliff
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News

In terms of age level, Zoom stands somewhere between Baby Geniuses and The Adventures of Pluto Nash, but it's just as bad as both of them.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
08/12/06
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

An irritating 83-minute music montage posing as a feature film, Zoom is the worst family release so far this year.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
08/12/06
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

If you can overlook the snot and fart material that litters the screenplay, the grotesque product placement, along with the rancid Smash Mouth soundtrack, Zoom actually has a faint ability to please.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
08/11/06
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

Featuring a bizarrely dated soundtrack fueled by new music from Smash Mouth, Zoom was designed as a film of training montages. I stopped counting after a half-dozen.

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
08/11/06
Dan Fienberg
Dan Fienberg
Zap2it.com

Yes, it's allegedly based on books by Jason Lethcoe, but it bears little or no resemblance to them.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
08/11/06
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
E! Online
 
 
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